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A magnitude 5.9 earthquake that hit central Virginia and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday afternoon was felt as far north as Concord, N.H. – and at least as far south as Lancaster County.
The quake comes less than 24 hours after a 5.3 quake struck Colorado.
According the United States Geological Survey, Tuesday’s quake struck about 1:53 p.m., with an epicenter near Mineral, Va., a town about 90 miles southwest of Washington.

Jesef Williamsjwilliams@thelancasternews.com
KERSHAW – Stevens Park in Kershaw will soon become more user-friendly for walkers and others who enjoy the outdoors.
Kershaw Town Council voted 6-0 on Aug. 15 to approve plans to make the two-way road that runs along the perimeter of the park a one-way road. One of the lanes currently used for motor vehicles will be turned into a one-way lane for walkers and bicyclists.
Councilman Morris Russell was not at the meeting.

Lancaster residents were calling The Lancaster News Tuesday afternoon to report shaking after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the Washington, D.C., area, just after 1:55 p.m. There have been no reports of damage to the area at this time. Check back for updates.

KERSHAW – The town of Kershaw hopes to recoup money it now realizes may be owed to them by the federal government.

Town Council voted 6-0 Monday to contract with Municipal Energy Consultants LLC, a California company that is letting local governments know they can get rebates for paying federal excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel.

The company says municipalities are exempt from paying the taxes, which are automatically levied when you pay for fuel at a gas station.

Lancaster County Council will look at adopting a county redistricting map for use in a series of public hearings when it meets Monday.

County Administrator Steve Willis said a large map will be available at the meeting for council and the public to review. The map will include a proposed split between the northern and southern portions of the Panhandle into two separate county districts.

Investigators are still trying to find out what happened during a robbery and attack reported at a Lancaster home earlier this month.

The case, which involves a 59-year-old man who was reportedly stabbed during a Aug. 7 home robbery, is still under investigation and leads are still being tracked down, said Maj. Matt Shaw with the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office.

Reece Murphyrmurphy@thelancasternews.com
Lancaster County Administrator Steve Willis was the bearer of bad news for Lancaster County school board members during Tuesday night’s monthly meeting – changing County Council districts mean someone on the school board is going to lose their job.
The news came as Willis updated school board members on the county’s ongoing redistricting process, a state-mandated, once-a-decade reshaping of county council voting districts based on population.